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Singer Elizabeth P. Graham
Elizabeth P. Graham made her professional debut with the Houston Grand Opera Company in the Tony Award-winning revival of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess as both Clara and Bess. She toured these roles extensively throughout the United States and Europe. She was featured as Bess in the Spoleto Festival of Three Worlds in Melbourne, Australia. Most recently she performed the lead role of Cio-Cio-San in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly for Florida Arts Celebration and toured with Living Arts Productions’ Porgy and Bess singing the role of Bess. Click here for an expanded biography.
Singer Anthony Offerle
Anthony Offerle’s credits include performances with the OperaEstate in Rome, Cincinnati Opera, International Chamber Orchestra, Dayton Opera, Wyoming Opera, Charleston Symphony, Savannah Symphony, Evansville Philharmonic, and the Piccolo Spoleto Festival. He has sung over 30 leading roles including title roles in Don Giovanni and Don Pasquale, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, and Bartolo in both Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Le Nozze di FigaroCurrently, Dr. Offerle is teaching studio voice, directing the opera workshop program. Click here for an expanded biography.
Banjoist Chuck Levy
Chuck Levy has earned the title of Florida's Old-Time Banjo Champ, as well as being a prize-winning Florida fiddler. Originally from Ohio, Chuck has been playing old-time music in north central Florida the last 9 years. Chuck also has traveled to Senegambia twice to study the African banjo ancestor, the akonting, with Jola masters Remi and Ekona Diatta. Chuck’s repertoire includes its share of uncommon tunes as well as a few intriguing originals. He leads the string bands Physical Medicine and Fear No Weevil, and co-directs both the Suwannee Banjo Camp and the Suwannee Old Time Camp. Chuck is the founder and past president of the Florida Banjo Society and a past president of the Florida State Fiddlers Association. Click here for an expanded biography.
Duncan Wambungu and the UF African Choir
Duncan Wambungu came to Gainesville, Florida to attend Graduate School from Kenyatta University in Nairobe, Kenya. He was the choir director at KU and is the first recipient of a collaborative program between the music departments at Kenyatta University and UF. Here at UF, he founded the University's first African choir, which started in September of 2009. Duncan and the students perform authentic African tunes from all over the continent, creating a multicultural experience that only direct contact with the music of a country can create. Click here for The Fine Print's article on Duncan Wambungu and the UF Africa Choir.